Cooling Off Day

Today is cooling off day.

When I was growing up, there was no such thing as a cooling off day. You voted immediately after the campaigning was over.

Then someone decided that it would be a good thing to have a cooling off day, when there would be no campaigning, before the election took place. The idea was to take the day off to reflect on everything you read, heard and saw during the campaign before you voted.

As I sit here today, I don’t understand the rationale for this. And I don’t think it makes any sense. I cannot see anyone sitting down today, quietly reflecting on what happened over the last 9 days, and the deciding how to vote tomorrow.

Anyway its in the rules and therefore no campaigning. Everyone is instead speculating what the results will be like tomorrow.

Are we in for a surprise?